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The Chilean team released minutes ago the official roster of the Chilean team for the start of the South American qualifiers for the Qatar 2022 World Cup, where Chile will face Uruguay and Colombia on October 8 and 13.
The team in command of Reinaldo Rueda They meet again after almost a year away, as a result of the suspension of a series of friendlies and the America’s Cup, in addition to the postponement of the start of the qualifying rounds on two occasions.
In the list appear, among others, Eduardo Vargas, who had been left out in the previous one. In addition, among the surprises is Omar Carabalí, from San Luis de Quillota, as substitute goalkeeper for Gabriel Arias, who will replace Claudio Bravo.
The team is made up of:
Archers: Gabriel Arias (Racing), Omar Carabalí (San Luis) and Brayan Cortés (Colo Colo)
Defenses: Nicolás Díaz (Mazatlán / MÉX), Paulo Díaz (River Plate / ARG), Mauricio Isla (Flamengo / BRA), Gary Medel (Bologna / ITA), Enzo Roco (Fatih Karamagurk / TUR), Francisco Sierralta (Watford / ING), Guillermo Soto (Palestinian) and Sebastián Vegas (Monterrey / MEX).
Midfielders: Tomás Alarcón (O’Higgins), Charles Aránguiz (Bayer Leverkusen / ALE), Claudio Baeza (Necaxa / MÉX), César Pinares (Catholic University), Lorenzo Reyes (Atlas / MÉX), Diego Valdés (Santos Laguna / MÉX) and Arturo Vidal (Inter / ITA).
Forwards: Víctor Dávila (Pachuca / MÉX), José Pedro Fuenzalida (Catholic University), Jean Meneses (León / MÉX), Fabián Orellana (Valladolid / ESP), Alexis Sánchez (Inter / ITA), Eduardo Vargas (Tigres / MÉX) and Andrés Vilches (Unión La Calera).
The big casualties in Chile are Claudio Bravo, Erick Pulgar, Guillermo Maripán, Felipe Gallegos and Pablo Aránguiz for physical inconveniences; in addition to the suspension of Igor Lichnovsky and Gonzalo Jara product of a pending sanction.
However, La Roja received with relief Conmebol’s decision, based on the regulations, which allowed the suspension of Gary Medel to be waived after his publicized fight with Lionel Messi in the Copa América.
Alexis Sánchez heads the official roster of the Chilean team for the qualifiers. Photo: Agency One
The schedule for the first two elimination dates includes on Thursday, October 8, Uruguay-Chile, Paraguay-Peru and Argentina-Ecuador; on Friday the 9th to Colombia-Venezuela and Brazil-Bolivia; and October 13 to the second full date.
This is made up of the parties Bolivia-Argentina, Ecuador-Uruguay, Venezuela-Paraguay, Peru-Brazil and Chile-Colombia. The action will return in November with dates 3 and 4, in which La Roja must face Peru at home and Venezuela as an outsider.
